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SOLVED: Installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Server 2012 Errors Out With Missing Source Files Error
The solution to “The source files could not be found” when installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Server 2012 (or Windows 8) is to: Pop in the DVD (or the ISO for the DVD) Start the ADD ROLES AND FEATURES Wizard and click the obvious choices up until the CONFIRMATION screen on the CONFIRMATION screen of the ...
XBOX 720 VIDEO? AMAZING IllumiRoom Extends Your Video Content to Modify Your Physical Room!
It is my opinion that the most amazing technology hit the mass market in the last decade is the Microsoft Kinect room sensor for the Xbox. Because the Kinect is the fastest and best selling consumer electronics device in history, I doubt many people would argue with that statement. The question is… now what? Microsoft ...
SOLVED: Black & White Laser Desktop Laser Printer Price Comparison & Total Cost of Ownership TCO
Below is a total cost of ownership evaluation of black and white, desktop laser printers, with network connectivity. This analysis could easily be used as a template for other color printers, inkjet printers… I did not want All-in-One’s because of the complexity they add. Even though color laser printers have dramatically dropped in price, I did ...
SCAM ALERT: Someone Calls You On The Phone…
There are two sophisticated scams in fairly heavy use right now and you should be aware of them so you can avoid them. Both scams involve a very aggressive/rude person phoning you directly. They will all but refuse to be transferred to someone else or wait in any way. They are aggressive because it takes ...
Windows 8 “Blue Update” To Work on 7″ Tablets for $40 ish Ready Summer 2013
Today BusinessInsider.com reported that they expect the next update of Windows (code named “Blue”) should sell in the $40-$50 range and function on tablets as small as 7″. “Microsoft has been glaringly absent from the tablet discussion in the white hot 7-8” form factor. My firm estimates that in 2013, sub 10-inch tablets will dominate ...
SOLVED: How to List All System Variables in Windows
Bring up a command prompt, type SET, press your enter key. In my case I needed the variable for the Host Name of the PC that is connecting to a Remote Desktop / Terminal Session. And that answer is %CLIENTNAME%. Below is the output from a Server 2008 R1 box but I have confirmed that a ...
Office 2013 Retail Box CAN Be Moved To New PC’s and Is No Longer Tied To the Hardware
From the good people at TheRegister: In a reversal of its previously announced policy, Microsoft says it is altering the terms of the retail Office 2013 license to remove the clause that permanently tied each installation of the suite to a single PC. “Based on customer feedback we have changed the Office 2013 retail license ...
SOLVED: Want to Use Your Windows 8 RT Tablet in Your Office… Think Again
I was checking some licensing and was blown away to find: Can I use Office Home & Student 2013 RT for work or business? As sold, Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview and the final edition are not designed for commercial, nonprofit, or revenue-generating activities. However, organizations who purchase commercial use rights or have ...
FREE: Student Hall Pass Software
This software is a very minor adjustment to our Free Visitor Management software which you can source HERE. It was written for a specific school as the teacher was having troubles modifying it but I assure you it is VERY easy to adjust Click here to DOWNLOAD my COMPLETELY Student Hall Pass Software. It has the following ...
BREAKING NEWS! Intel Abandons the Motherboard Business
On Friday Intel Announced and then clarified that while they will continue to manufacture their existing and next generation of motherboards they will not produce new boards past 2014. Intel is focusing on “NEXT UNIT OF COMPUTING” aka NUC which are small form factor systems you can read about HERE. NUC machines are like mini-iTX ...
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